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Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Epidemiological studies have established a strong correlation between inhaling ultrafine particles from incomplete combustion and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Still, relatively little is known about the mechanisms behind how air partic...

Sep 11, 2018

Engineers protect artifacts by graphene gilding

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Inspired by ancient gilding processes, engineers have added a single layer of graphene on top of metal leaves, thereby doubling the protective quality of gilding against wear and tear.

Sep 11, 2018

Engineers protect artifacts by graphene gilding

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Inspired by ancient gilding processes, engineers have added a single layer of graphene on top of metal leaves, thereby doubling the protective quality of gilding against wear and tear.

Sep 11, 2018

Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Epidemiological studies have established a strong correlation between inhaling ultrafine particles from incomplete combustion and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Still, relatively little is known about the mechanisms behind how air partic...

Sep 11, 2018

Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New work with carbon nanodots seeks to provide the first model of how ultrafine carbon-based particles interact with the lung tissues.

Sep 11, 2018

Carbon nanodots do an ultrafine job with in vitro lung tissue

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

New work with carbon nanodots seeks to provide the first model of how ultrafine carbon-based particles interact with the lung tissues.

Sep 11, 2018

How caged molecules 'rattle and sing': Breakthrough discovery could improve production of fuels and chemicals

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A team of energy researchers has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. Their theoretical method is suitable for screening millions of possible nanomaterials and could impr...

Sep 11, 2018

Chemists accelerated vinyl sulphides reaction 10 times

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A team of scientists created and tested a more efficient catalyst for obtaining vinyl sulphides. These compounds may be used for the development of new materials and stabilization of gold and silver nanoparticles. The article about the study was p...

Sep 11, 2018

Researchers discover how caged molecules 'rattle and sing'

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. Their theoretical method is...

Sep 11, 2018

Chemists develop nanocatalysts for continuous biofuel synthesis

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A chemist from RUDN synthesized new catalysts with ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles for producing biofuel from organic biowaste. Nanocatalysts support more intensive and sustained reactions than the compounds currently available in the market. The res...

Sep 11, 2018

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